George Pitcher is an Anglican priest who serves his ministry at St Bride's, Fleet Street, in London – the "journalists' church".

Poor old Richard Dawkins has really lost the plot

Our old chum Professor Richard Dawkins really loses it in The Times today. It's not so much his weary, worn and poorly researched line that's so funny anymore – there's an earthquake in Haiti, people suffer, some mad religious people say it's God's judgment, so there's no God and Christians are hypocrites. It's the sheer, swivel-eyed, foam-flecked delivery that's becoming hilarious.

Dear old Dawky clearly can't bear that he's been banging on now for so long that he's proved that there's no God and faith in him is silly and nobody much is taking a blind bit of notice of him. So he's become really shrill: "You nice, middle-of-the-road theologians and clergymen, be-frocked and bleating in your pulpits," he rants, before putting himself in a pulpit thus: "Where was God in Noah’s flood? He was systematically drowning the entire world, animal as well as human, as punishment for 'sin'. Where was God when Sodom and Gomorrah were consumed with fire and brimstone? He was deliberately barbecuing the citizenry, lock, stock and barrel, as punishment for 'sin'."

Oh dear. Poor old Big Dick. Still setting up the American televangelist Pat Robertson as "typical" of Christianity, but the atheist caravan has grown bored and moved on. I particularly like the comments from atheists on the thread after his article. They tell him to shut up, because he's getting atheism a bad name. And I like the poster who refers to the selfless and courageous aid workers in Haiti who may be motivated by their faith and asks the question: "Would he advise them all to go home, stop worrying and enjoy their lives?"

I'm also amused by the notice at the end of his piece that says that Big Dick is co-ordinating "Non-Believers Giving Aid (NBGA)". Does he really believe atheists need their own, exclusive channels of charity? Does he not know that most atheists, who are not cultish bigots, are happy to contribute to the relief of Haiti, irrespective of whether those at the front line are motivated by their faith? Does he think Christian relief workers only take money from Christians?

As I've said before, Dawkers is a great recruiting officer for faith. He repels tolerant atheists and inspires uncommitted inquirers to look further into what he so ludicrously and entertainingly misrepresents. I think he should be made an honorary bishop.